Researchers report amygdala activity declines when the magnitude of an untruth escalates.
According to researchers, subtle and unconscious increases in arousal can help shape our confidence in visual experiences.
A new study reports adults and older adolescents can learn certain thinking skills, such as non-verbal reasoning, more effectively than younger people.
A new mouse study reveals blood vessels play a vital role in stem cell reproduction during brain development.
Researchers discover over 85 percent of pain sensing neurons are sensitive to one specific type of pain event.
A new study reports delirium can accelerate cognitive decline in people undergoing pathological changes associated with dementia.
Researchers have developed a method using MRI to identify when HIV is still present in the brain, despite effective drug treatment.
Researchers report no additional activity in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex when a person uses satnav to enter into new areas.
Researchers reports doxycycline, a common antibiotic, could help to disrupt the formation of negative memories associated with PTSD.
According to a new study, the brain responds less to rewards gained from immoral acts than it does to ethically earned rewards.
A new study reports that listening to something while looking in a different direction may slow reaction times and increase the effort for auditory attention.
According to researchers, adults on the autism spectrum are less surprised when presented with unexpected images during learning tasks than those not on the spectrum. Additionally, those who were least surprised had the most pronounced autism symptoms.